di Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile Ukraine<\/strong> has made significant progress in climate action since the 2010s, and undertaken efforts to align its environmental strategy with EU standards, Russia\u2019s invasion in 2022 has contributed to environmental devastation due to the release of potentially toxic elements<\/strong> resulting from military activities.\u201d This is the strong verdict<\/a> of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre<\/strong> on the collateral damage of war.<\/p>\n Although not comparable to the human costs of the conflict started in February three years ago following the Russian invasion, these serious consequences nevertheless represent a major problem for a nation that can count on a vast forest heritage and one of the most productive<\/a> \u00a0agricultural soil <\/strong>on the Planet: the chernozem. The picture is included in the report<\/a> \u201cStatus of Environment and Climate in Ukraine\u201d released in recent weeks.<\/p>\n